Markets Up

After a week of panic driven by economic insecurity in Asia, the US markets calmed today. At close, the Dow was up 60.41 to 7442.07, the Nasdaq was up 23.18 to 1593.59. Markets around the world closed the week on a stable note, with Hong Kong and Tokyo opening lower in reaction to the Dow's 125-point fall on Thursday, but rallying to close higher for the day.

After a week of panic driven by economic insecurity in Asia, the US markets calmed today. At close, the Dow was up 60.41 to 7442.07, the Nasdaq was up 23.18 to 1593.59. Markets around the world closed the week on a stable note, with Hong Kong and Tokyo opening lower in reaction to the Dow's 125-point fall on Thursday, but rallying to close higher for the day.